South Africa's Vodacom lifts medium-term targets after Safaricom deal

Vodacom completed its acquisition of a controlling stake in Kenya's Safaricom and raised medium-term EBITDA and operating free cash flow growth targets to early teens from double digits, while reducing its dividend payout ratio to 65% from 75%.

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